Anna Koukal

My research interests lie in the field of political economy, gender economics and cultural economics. I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg and the Swiss Distance University Institute. I am currently working on the following questions: Under which circumstances are citizens willing to share power with non-citizens, women or young adults? How does democratic integration affect integration in more general? How do cultural leaders affect behavior of group members? Under which circumstances is direct democracy harmful for weak societal groups? Which factors drive the political participation of women?